Health-related quality of life in patients with low back pain

Abstract

Objective: To deepen the topic "Quality of Life related to Health" of patients with low back pain and to identify the aspects that are affected. Material and method: Systematic review in the population with Low Back Pain. The instruments EQ-5D-3L, SF-36, CV: WHOQOL-Bref and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) were taken into account. Incomplete text articles and articles that limited the study population were excluded. Results: The patients evaluated with the different instruments demonstrated a prevalence in the dimensions of Pain/Discomfort, Habitual Activities and Mobility, since, as a consequence of the discomfort caused by Low Back Pain, they could not perform actions such as walking, running, sitting and at the same time, the pain they felt was, for the most part, of a high level. Conclusion: There is a relationship between HRQoL and Low Back Pain, being the most affected aspects (under the EQ-5D3L instrument) Pain/Discomfort, Habitual Activities and Mobility.